28 April 2023
Shanta Gold Limited
("Shanta Gold", "Shanta" or the "Company")
Result of the Annual General Meeting
Shanta Gold (AIM: SHG), the East Africa-focused gold producer, developer and explorer, announces that all resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed at the Company's Annual General Meeting, which took place on 28 April 2023 at 11 New Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 3EG.
The results from the meeting were as follows:
Resolution |
Total Votes Cast |
For 1 |
Against |
Withheld/ Abstained |
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Number |
% |
Number |
% |
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1. |
To receive and consider the profit and loss account and the balance sheet of the Company for the financial year ended December 2022. |
459,668,289 |
459,666,289 |
99.99 |
2,000 |
0.0004 |
17,130 |
2. |
To receive and consider the report of the directors of the Company. |
459,662,909 |
459,590,321 |
99.98 |
72,588 |
0.02 |
22,510 |
3. |
To receive and consider the report of the auditors of the Company. |
459,614,002 |
459,612,002 |
99.99 |
2,000 |
0.0004 |
71,417 |
4. |
To approve the Directors' remuneration paid for the year to 31 December 2022 as detailed in the 2022 Annual Report and Accounts. |
457,845,763 |
405,901,918 |
88.65 |
51,943,845 |
11.35 |
1,839,656 |
5. |
To re-appoint BDO LLP as the auditors of the Company. |
459,434,425 |
459,236,525 |
99.96 |
197,900 |
0.04 |
250,994 |
6. |
To approve the Non-Executive Directors' aggregate fees for the period between 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 inclusive to be US$405,000. |
458,131,244 |
457,356,831 |
99.83 |
774,413 |
0.17 |
1,554,175 |
7. |
To authorise the directors to fix the remuneration of the auditors as the directors see fit. |
459,306,525 |
459,304,525 |
99.99 |
2,000 |
0.0004 |
378,894 |
8. |
To consider and if thought fit re-elect Anthony Peter Wynn Durrant as director of the Company who retires by rotation and who makes himself available for re-election as a director of the Company. |
458,476,950 |
458,394,962 |
99.98 |
81,988 |
0.02 |
1,208,469 |
9. |
To approve a final dividend proposed by the Directors of 0.10 pence per share. |
459,672,289 |
459,670,289 |
99.99 |
2,000 |
0.0004 |
13,130 |
1. Includes Discretionary votes of 31,606
Enquiries:
Shanta Gold Limited |
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Eric Zurrin (CEO) |
+44 (0) 14 8173 2153 |
Michal Devine (CFO) |
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Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker |
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Liberum Capital Limited |
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Scott Mathieson / Ed Thomas / Nikhil Varghese |
+44 (0) 20 3100 2000 |
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Joint Broker |
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Tamesis Partners LLP |
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Charlie Bendon / Richard Greenfield |
+44 (0) 20 3882 2868 |
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Public Relations |
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FTI Consulting |
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Sara Powell / Nick Hennis
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+44 (0) 20 3727 1426 |
About Shanta Gold
Shanta Gold is an East Africa-focused responsible gold producer, developer, and explorer. The company has an established operational track record, with defined ore resources on the New Luika and Singida projects in Tanzania, with reserves of 625 koz grading 2.91 g/t, and exploration licences covering approximately 800 km2 in the country. Alongside New Luika and Singida, Shanta also owns the high-grade West Kenya Project in Kenya and licences with resources of 1.7 million ounces including 722 Koz in the Indicated category grading 11.45 g/t, and exploration licences covering 580km2 containing multiple highly-prospective targets. With a healthy balance sheet, a growing diversified portfolio and consistent dividend payments, Shanta offers a resilient investment opportunity for the near and long-term. Shanta is quoted on London's AIM market (AIM: SHG) and has approximately 1,051 million shares in issue.